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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11
Necessity of Right Breathing.

Breathing through the open mouth is
practised for the most part only by
civilized men. The aborigines of our
country, and savage tribes elsewhere, al
ways keep the mouth tightly closed and
breathe through the nostrils.
Nature is wiser teacher than fashion.
for the primitive method of breathing is
the best one on every principle Of
hygiene. There is danger Of severe in
jury TO the bronchial tubes and Ia the
delicate vessels Of the lungs, in passing
from the warm air of house to am at
mosphere in the neighlnrhool Of zero. if
the air is taken directly into the lungs.
by passing il through the nostrils the
chill is removed. and the shock from the
sudden change escaped.
If the modern germ theory of the
origin of infectious disease is true, breath.
ing through the nostrils is one Of nature's
safeguards. The hairs. which line the
entrance to the nostrils, may arrest the
germs floating in the air and prevent
their passage 10 the lungs, and come.
quent absorption by the blood. Parents
ought 10 teach their children early to
breathe only through the nostrils.-
Youths Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11
Can the Magnet Cure the Dumb.

DR.. Charcot of the Salpetriere hospi-
tai has been continuing with considerable
success his experiments on hystcric and
hypnotic patients. Having satisfied him
self as TO he possibility of transferring
paralysis, nervous contractions and cata-
leptic systems from one patient TO an
other, he next set to work, in conjunction
with his able assistant. DIR. Babnski, To
apply the test to hysteric dumbneSs.
Its well known fact in medicine that
people afflicted with hysteric epilepsy sud-
denly become tongue tied and remain so
for many years. A female patient
afflicted in this manner, but who was
otherwise Of robust constitution, was
placed back TO back with woman
who had hcCn long time Cataleptic.
liy means of the magnet the dunbncSs
was transferred from one patient to the
other with the same regularity that
marked the experiments in paralysis,
BY continuing the experiments DR..
Charcot hopes to beable To completely re-
store speech 10 the tongue tied patient.
The same experiment was repeated with
male patients and with the same prom
ising results. II would, Of course, be
premature to call DIR. Charcot' 5 wonder
full studies pre-emincntty successful in
their immediate results us excmplilicd by
the strange experiments which have been
made at the Salpetriere, but no one can
doubt that, like Claude Bernard's in an
other field, they open up vast vista in
pathological and physiological science
London Telegram.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11

"What was the nature of the fare YOU
were able TO procure on your way
through the country"
Goat meat, Indian corn cake. bananas
and milk
"Did you drink any brandy
1.-The whole time. three and half
years, may have taken ten tablespoon
fuls Of it.
"What kind of food did you use:"
Mutton, beef, goat meat, game,
sweet potatoes, pumpkins, bananas, pea
nuts, tea. coffee and milk.
"Was your appetite always good:"
"Ncs, save when ia fever. was nine
months in the widest parts of Africa
without symptom Of disease. This good
fortune ! attribute to the increase OF
knowledge concerning health habits, the
indulgence in simple food, the bath and
judicious exercise.
"Did you sleep wclE'
"Until toward the end. The great
sense Of responsibility disquictcd my
mind. and lost sixty-three pounds in
weight. When | started weighed $50
pounds, when | returned ! was only III.
The nervous activity was such that
could not Slcp-no, not even after had
paced for hours outside the camp, in the
hope of wooing it by fatigue.-IIerald Of
Health.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11
How 10 Live a Fd1I Century,

Professor Humphry, of Cambridge,
has prepared a series Of tables which con-
tain some interesting information about
centenarians, OF fifty-two persons whom
he mentions, at least eleven-two males
and nine females-actually attained the
age Of 100. Others attained very nearly
the hundred years. Only one Of the per-
sons reached l0S years. while one died at
the alleged age Of l06.
Twelve of the fifty-two centenarians
were discovered TO have been the eldest
children Of their parents. This fact, adds
Mr.. Humphry, does not agree with popu-
lar notions that first children inherit a
fecbleneness Of constitution, nor with the
opinion of racing stables, which is de-
cidedly against the idea that 'firsthngs"
are TO lie depended on for good perform
ance on the course. The centenarians
generally regarded were Of spare build.
Gout and rheumatism were, as rule,
absent. 1T seems" says Professor
Humphry, THAT the frame which is des-
tined to great age needs no such prophyl-
actics. and cngenders none Of the pee
cant humors for which the finger joints
las in gout) may find vent"
OF the iifty-two aged people, twenty
four only had no teeth, the average num-
Der Of teeth remaining being four or five.
Long hours of sleep were notable among
these old people, the period of repose
averaging nine hours; while out of door
exercise in plenty and early rising are to
be noted among the factors Of a prolonged
life. One Of the centenarians ''drank 10
excess on festive occasions" another was
a "free beer drinker, and "drank like q
fish during his whole life" Twelve had
been total abstainers for life, or nearly 30,
and mostly all were ''small meat eaters. I"
st. James Gazette.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11
An Old Cypress Tree.

The oldest tree on record in Europe is
asserted TO he the cypress of Somma, in
Lombardy, Italy. This tree is believed
TO have been in existence at the time Of
Julius Caesar, forty-two years before
Christ, and is therefore 1,0i1 years old.
II is 1906 feet in height and 20 feet in
circumference at one foot from the
ground. Napoleon, when laying down
his plan for the great road over the Sim.
plon, diverged from a straight line TO
avoid injuring this tree. Superior an.
tiquity is claimed for the immense tree
in Calaveras county, Cal. This is sup.
posed, from the number Of concentric
circles in the trunk, to be 1866 years
old. Chicago Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11

The life Of horse in the fire depart
ment may last as long as If he wire EN-
ployed at any other kind of work. The
most trying period or time is the first
year. More department horses die dur
ing their first year than in any other.
The excitement kills them. They cannot
get accustomed b. the hurry and hubbub,
the flames, the smoke and the general
uproar with which they are surrounded,
and they die, as men often die. from
fright or worry, superinduced by the
excitement. Some horses, though. last
for years. The work is not much; they
have as rule only short runs, and the
periods II rest are longer than in the case
of horses employed for ordinary draft
purposes. II it were not for the excite
ment there would he no reason why they
shouldn't last longer in the fire depart
ment than elsewhere. Assistant Fire
Chief in Globe Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11
Origin of the Violin.

The natives Of Hindostan have long
had an instrument called the "ravanas-
tron," at first constructed in a rude man.
ner out Of a hollow piece Of sycamore
wood, but afterwards developed into a
practicable violin. The rudest Of these
has two or three strings, and il is played
with bow. This was undoubtedly the
origin Of the violin. It's invention Is
attributed by Hindoo tradition to King
Rayana, who reigued in Ceylon. Chicago
Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11
"Prayinx 70 Death. :"

Among certain simple Melanesian tribes
the curious custom called praying to
death" still exists. A man who has a
feud publicly announces his intention to
pray certain enemy to death. In these
cases the victim as rule makes no re-
sistance, but quietly arranges his affairs,
witbdraws 10 his hut, lies down, and in q
few hours, and without manifesting any
sign Of illness. dies, purely and wholly Of
his own imagination. York Tri-
buno
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11

The emperor Of China is the shortest
monarch in the world. being only feet
tall; the Emperor William of Germany
Is the tallest, being just O feet; Prince AL
bert of Germany, nephew of the emperor,
is O feet g inches tall; the emperor Of
Russia is nearly feet.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11
A Million Blind Persons,

1t is estimated that there are ,OOO 900
blind persons living to-day In Cairo.
Egypt, where the proportion of blind
persons 10 the number of inhabitants is
greatest, there is one to every twenty
residents.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11

"lf you cannot compete with a man,"
says Van Holden, ''in rank, or wealth,
or knowledge, meet him on the level
ground Of humanity. There you can al.
ways BE- his equal or superior"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-11

The Indians In the neighborhood Of Ne
vada City, Cal, build houses and own
wagons and cattle.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
rae TVestcrs. Metropolis.

AZ Chicago has come UP in thirty five
wears from nineteenth city in the Union
u third in population, and to second
Mace in Commercial Importance, SO she
has taken rank among the great cities OF
tbe world. Though but q STRIPPING 81
ffty years, Chicago is now the eignlh
city and the eighth wonder of the world.
only seven cities, entitled 70 be called
such. are more p~opulous. Lonoon =
6rst. with 4, 1000, 900; Paris second, with
!. 200. 900; Canton third, with about.a
million and d half; New York feurth'
,v;th about fourteen hundred thousand;
berlin 9th, with 1900, 900; Vienna
sixtb, with i, 100, 900, and Philadelphia
seventh. With . million. True, there are
q China Eve cities besides Canton
sianptan, singan-fu, Tschansschau,fu'
Tientsin and Tsehingtu-fu-whlch are
cstsmated each 10 contain q million q
more inhabitanta, but they aro not g
much cities as clusters Of villages ana
towns. md their population g best
hal only been esailnated.-lchisago
Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
Rheunaatfsas as an Inheritance.

This seems % be a rheumatic year.
The interesting but not welcome disease
has included in it's fraternal grip mon
and woman without distinction as to
aoes or social conditions. Stalwart
President Cleveland has not been ex-
empted from the list Of sufferers. Il is
4 mysterious maIady, and though tn re
arc thousands Of remedies, there appears
10 be no lure for the plaguey complaint.
An old lady who ssumes to know all
about its origin interviewed the tor
mented writer OF this paragraph, who
has been a two months suff srer some-
what after this style: Rheumatism is q
inherited disease; you got this from
your father or mother, didn't yeras
Ans. mot that 7 know off, Then
YOU had ii from yer grandthera' Ans. :
81 think not Then you certainly got
il from grcat-grandtherp Ans. No,
there was no rheumatism known in my
family history. Perhaps some Of my
ancestors mag hare been exposed to the
heavy vel during the dcsuge Lock
here, sirl,' exclaimed The old lady,
aidn,t come hero tobe made fun q" and
uut shs bounced.-IBostoa Budget.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
They Hunted the Wrong Coon.

"My education was to despise all dogN
except the old long-eared hound" said
en- old hunter. "For the fee and cur I
was taught contempt. The nearest
that ever our hounds come to running
sheep was to tree a goat, and they
would not have done that but for n Of
the Crawford boys, who went along
with us continuing. He carried
along a half cur and half bull dog thai
some fellow IN Zebulon had loaned
him. We called up the dogs and filled
our pockets with roasted potatoes and
started for the river bottom. We had
no more than got into the wood than
we heard the half cur and half bull give
q bark.
There's a rabbit said some one,
disguised.
"But directly old Blue, one of our
hounds, opened up, and then Trailer
Joined in, and soon the whole pack
were on the hot trail. VIZ knew the
hounds wouldn't run a rabbit at night,
so thought it was a 'possum. We then
followed after the dogs to the edge of
the Flint River bottom, where a tree
had fallen from the bluff and lodged in
a big white oak that came up from the
ground below. Up this bending tree
the dogs indicated u game. By the
time we got there Old Blue was on the
tree, making his way for the top. We
slid down the bluff and stood beneath
on the bottom waiting for Blue to shake
a 'rossum out. Blue soon got to the
top, while the her dogs bayed at the
roots, and the first thing you know
something came down through the tree
top, making more fuss than forty pos
sums. It was Blue that had fallen!
Another hound then went up and he,
too, soon hit the ground. After four of
our hounds had been thrown out, the
half cur and half bull made his way up.
He had no sooner arrived at the top
than down he came, making more fuss
than all the others together, holding
on with bull dog tenacity to we knew
not what. They hit the ground to-
gether and tore it up for some distances
| around, but the dog held his hold,
while the animal began to bleat. II
turned out to be old Bagley's billy
goat, which had butted the hounds off,
but when he made his lunge at Craw.
ford's dog he was caught by the bach
of the neck and both came down TO-
gether. "-Atidnta Constitution.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
" Thank Yoss.

We respond to the following request
for information with the satisfaction Of
knowing that our answer will doubtless
be the means of preventing more than
one serious and lamentablc calamity:
In returning thanks for any favor should
anything besides an exclamation of THANK
you be employedps
In answering this question. as in an
; swering all Others, the particular times
and circumstances must be considered.
Generally "Thank you" is sufficient. II
a person passes you the butter, it is
proper to say "Thank you" Or if a p r
son agrees to grant any simple request
OF yours, it is proper and appropriate to
say 'sThank you" But there are other
occasions when this or perhaps any
other verbal expression would be unnec-
essary, if not absolutely inexcusable.
If, in response to a passionate and ear
nest appeal to a young woman that she
should illuminate your dismal Loneliness,
enlighten your bachelor inexpcrience, and
assist your solitary helplessness by be-
slowing her conf ling self upon you, and
placing her future happiness in your
guardianship, she should say "Ycs," and
you should then say Thank you" the
chances areskllat she would throw the
whole thing up. Such a reply would
knock the bottom out of an almost un
fatheuaable sentiment. A man who
would receive . young woman's hand
with the same expression with which he
would acknowledge a butter dish or the
return of a blown-of hat, could not ap-
preciate the real valus of a woman's
love. The proper response to such q
priceless gift is made with the eyes, ths
arms, percaance the lips; but the words
are out of p.ace.-Nsw York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
Ltahts III a. Chinese To,o,s.

The streets. of a Chinese town are en-
tirely unlighted, so every II moving
about carries a lantern or torch. and a
lantern is hung up outside every temple,
house and shop. Consequently there is
al enormo,ls.1tr trad ID BaraaaaFarns Of
all sizes, from the huge balloons down
to thetiny little things no bigger than
oranges. They are made occasionally
of glass, but usually of paper or silk
stretched on silk bamboo and coated
with varnish, and the family surnames,
shop sign, title Of temple. etc, are al
ways written with red paint on the body
Of the lantern. The more respected the
family or shop the more elaborate and
solid the lantern and the handsomer
the inscription. Men Of no respecta-
bility, gamblers, sharpers and such like,
find that this practice makes identifca'
ton disagreeably easy and get over the
difficulty by carrying lanterns inscribed
with such common surnames as smith
Or Brown are with Us Wang, the equiva-
lent Of King, is their commonest sur
namel. or they use notices, which, be-
iDg translated, would mean: 'As you
like it, aChildren and grandchildren
innumerable.n and SO on. Lantern car
rv;no has become such a habit in that
country that . Cinnamon never dreams
81 leaving homo at night without one.
even iii the brightest moonlight.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
Remedial ONCE OF Laughter,

The interaction of mind and body in
disease is we'll set forth by DR.. Hacker
OF Leipsic, who states that tickling,
which he styles q variable, intermittent
excitement Of the nerves of the skin,
produces irritation Of the sympathetic
nerves, with the result Of an expansion
of the pupil and a contraction of tho
blood-vcssels, and that the consequent
diminution Of pressure Oil the brain,
permeated with b~lood-yesscls, is so
considerable IS not to be without daq-
ger; that powerful expiration operates
against such a diminution of pressure,
and therefore laughter, which is sim
ply intermittent forced movements Of
expiration, is a decided remedy for the
effects of tc'llina-
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
A Street OF Tombs.

As interesting discovery has very te-
Gently been made in the direct line se-
tween Pompcii and Nocera. The dir-
ging OF a wei in a vineyard revealed
the existence of a street Of tombs, aEoat
one thousand feet east of the amphi-
theatre Of Pompeii. If the whole street
is as closely Incl with tombs as is the
portion laid bare. it will be one of the
most important discoveries lately made
in that part OF the world; but unfor-
tunately money is wanting, SO that the
excavation is going on very slowly.
Most of the tombs are covered with
rude inscriptions painted in red, many
OF them being of the nature of adver-
tisements, the tombs thus serving the
purpose Of a newspaper along the mucn
fr~equented road. The exact date has
not yet been ascertained, but they
probably belong to the periods of Ju-
Illus Casar and Tiberius. A contrast may
be drawn between the condition OF
Pompeii and that OF Pergamon, which,
although double the size of Pompeii,
has, thanks to the Prussian Govern
ment, been aid~clear within eight
years. In the latter, beautiful, finely
painted statutes, votive offerings to
Athena, and belonging to the Sixth
Century, B. c., have been found
buried in the earth and literally form.
Ing the foundation of the houses above.
Taeir style of art is one hitherto not
supposed possible at so remote q period,
and they aus the ruins of Pompeii to
appear quite modern. The discovery
OF an acqueduct which probably dates
back to the time Of King Solomon, is
reported from Jerusalem, and it is
confidently anticipated that the further
excavation Of it will bring to light
some extremity interesting and valuable
inscriptions. --fSwiss Cross.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
Cause Tor CpOlnesS,

Flatbush walked home with the nm
ister after service last Sunday, and the
latter complained of exhaustion. Tired
out, chi" said Flatbush. eyes," sighed
the reverend, completely done up
mentally and physically; ! actually
strained my hack in getting up this
mornings sermon" "Oh," said Flat.
bush musingly, "you must be very
near the bottom of the barrel" There
is a GOODNESS between them o that
furnace heat cannot dissipate. - CleUe'
land San.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
Disorders Which Aacc, the Kidneys

Are among the most formidable known. Dia-
betes, Bright's disease, gravel AID other COM
plants Of the urinary organs, are not ordiEa-
rily cured i'll severe case, but they may be
ayer,ed by timely me- cation. A3seful slim
ulant for the urinary glands Ii: S ever been
found in Hcstctter's Stomach Blttcrs, a medi-
cine which not only atTords tho requisite
stimulus when they become inactive, but in
creases their vigor and secretive power. By
bladder, this medi inc has the additional eff
feet Of expeiling from the blood impu,i les
which it is the peculiar office of those organs
to elilninat and pass off. The B tt rs is also
aEurife and It elGthennr Of the ioWelS, an
invigora n O. the ~st91nacA, and Il matches;
remedy for bi4i0usEe.s. AID fever a d aGue. It
counteract5a ten ency + premature d cayand
sustains and comforts the aged and iniirm.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
Plenty of Seals.

hh quota Of 100, 900 seals annually
s''sNAd BIZ the government to be taken
|a7sla : George and st. Paul Islands
|eeaAa W easily increased to twice as
|HAsy without danger of determination.
8sslaslcs carefully compiled by the
AsesssshcW that the seals are increasing
sRssE geaF, and should nothing UNI
,asFaFa happen to drive the seals away
ssosa shsRa Islands, there Is no reason TO
,ssF Pint This rich industry of the United
sSaEes wall decrease la value.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
Rhnf It Nay fJ0,s.e 10.

aslloW exclaimed i giddy little
sRAass ~aispcrsiug itself ii lie milky
Tho are you, anyhoWa don't
Asa'sze Eve seen you a these parts be-
p.
nturned tho stranger, this Is
'sx asst appearance here. I'm the top
Ra79Ae ~ \ Iadys thcatre hat. The
|k l'ssk below here 8 little wayn
zzsasFe Dispatch.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21
"Over and Over Again.,

~otRepetition is sometimes the olly way to
: Ake notice that DIR. Pierce's Pheasant Purga.
tive Fe.iets,' y {the orig nal Little Liver Pills.
.econtinue to be wonderfully effect We in sick
md nervous headache. constipation, in1i ses-
Hon, rush of blood to the head, cold extre NJ
}5es, and a ! ailments arising from { Instruction
of the bodily functions. The T action is thor
ough yet gentle, and ne ingredie IFS be ng e :
tirelv vegetable, they can be taken y 18th i'm
pun.ty in o ths most d slieate toma,.h. All
druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

-" OMEUHHC NUWSHS uMU OUEWS :.
And all diseases of the Throat aud Lungs, can
be cured by the use Of SCoTT's EMULSION. as 1t
conta MS the healinJ Virtue 60
anqq uzEls1andra ID InneEffrutfastfoim Isa
susaurlfuI creamy Emulsion, palatable as milk,
easily dieested, and can be taken by the most
delicate. Please read: II consider scott's
Emulsion the remedy par excellence in Tu.
berculous and Strumous Aztec ions, to say
nothing Of ordinary Gods and throat troubles"
wv. r. s. CoNNELL, M. D., Manchester. O.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

A leading physician has made Il ttrtiing
revelation that six thous and people, mostly
children, die yearly II his country from thu
effects of cou b mixtures containing molplia
or opium. Rel S'ar Cough Cure contains
neither opiates nor POISON; purely We setable.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

March, 1882, Rev. L. N. ST. onge, P. P. In
Missionary, Glen Falls, N. Y, wrote: "a
single aIplicat on of st. Jacobs Oil relieved nc
of rheumatism" Octobe, 90, 1896, he writes
again: ut C red ne Them:
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

When you reflect that at pennies a
:undrei years ago it was the custom
Tor t g girls to stanl up in a row and let
he men kiss them all .gco'-hy'. all the
Enthusiasm about national progress seems to
FL We m haa cistake.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

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The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

Science says that a bo''y weighing
ons on the planet Jupiter. Just him
of the sufferings of an inhabitant OF
Jupiter who had eaten a piece of wedding
~ kei
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

Are immensely strengthened by the use of DR..
r. V. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" VIII ch
cures all I male derangements, AMI gives tone
to the system. Sold by druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

II you have tumor, Tor tumor symptoms,
Cancer TOR cancer symptoms, Scrofuia, Erysipe-
las, Salt-lsheum, Chronic weaknesses, Nervous.
ness or other complaints-Dr. Kilmer's FE-
MALE REMEDY will correct and cure.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

ROYAL GLUF, mnnds every phfng! Broken
China, Glass. Nuoa.rfre Walls at Drugs & Gro
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

II q MN blows his own trumpet. can his
opinion be sound?
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

After the sweets of married life depart the
amilY lars remain.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-21

Best, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
r. NEEDY for Catarrh. By druggists. SOC.